ARPA RWAIG Procurement Protest Procedures

ARPA RWAIG Procurement Protest Procedures 1. Prior to advertisement for bids, the Grant recipient should consider establishing its own procedures for prompt consideration of initial protests concerning solicitations or contract awards. A "protest" is a written complaint concerning the Grant recipient's solicitation or award of a contract. The protest shall be filed with the Grant recipient by a party with a direct financial interest adversely affected by a Grant recipient's procurement action and shall be filed in accordance with and within the time frame established by the Grant recipient's protest procedures. 2. Any delay due to a protest or protest resolution will not relieve the Grant recipient of the requirement to meet the project schedule established in the Grant agreement, nor will such delays prevent the Department from pursuing the remedies for default established in the Grant agreement.